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Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate) by country, 2022

Countries186

1. Eswatini36.5

Median5.3

Japan2.6163 / 186

World5.2

Top 20

Eswatini36.5

South Africa33.3

Djibouti26.3

Palestinian Territories24.4

Botswana23.6

Gabon20.3

Congo - Brazzaville20.1

Namibia19.6

St. Vincent & Grenadines19.3

Libya19.2

Somalia19.1

Jordan18.2

Yemen17.2

Lesotho16.6

St. Lucia15.9

Iraq15.4

Tunisia15.3

Rwanda15.1

Montenegro14.9

Haiti14.5

Bottom 10

Solomon Islands1.5

Bahrain1.3

Laos1.2

Chad1.1

Thailand0.9

Burundi0.9

Moldova0.9

Niger0.4

Cambodia0.2

Qatar0.1

Biggest increases since 2021

Oman+73.7%

Solomon Islands+67.8%

Guatemala+40.3%

Mozambique+25.4%

Bhutan+23.8%

Afghanistan+17.4%

Zambia+15.3%

Moldova+14.5%

Macau+10.1%

China+9.5%

Biggest decreases since 2021

Niger-50.0%

Laos-41.9%

Mali-40.4%

Cambodia-38.1%

Iceland-37.2%

Timor-Leste-34.4%

Vietnam-34.1%

Barbados-34.1%

Sudan-32.1%

United States-31.8%

All countries

#	Country / region	Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)	Prior-year rank
1	Eswatini	36.5	1
2	South Africa	33.3	2
3	Djibouti	26.3	3
4	Palestinian Territories	24.4	4
5	Botswana	23.6	5
6	Gabon	20.3	7
7	Congo - Brazzaville	20.1	6
8	Namibia	19.6	8
9	St. Vincent & Grenadines	19.3	10
10	Libya	19.2	12
11	Somalia	19.1	13
12	Jordan	18.2	11
13	Yemen	17.2	14
14	Lesotho	16.6	15
15	St. Lucia	15.9	9
16	Iraq	15.4	18
17	Tunisia	15.3	16
18	Rwanda	15.1	21
19	Montenegro	14.9	17
20	Haiti	14.5	23
21	North Macedonia	14.5	19
22	Angola	14.1	20
23	Afghanistan	14.1	39
24	Armenia	13.5	22
25	Syria	13.2	27
26	Spain	13.0	25
27	Bosnia & Herzegovina	12.7	26
28	South Sudan	12.5	30
29	Greece	12.4	28
30	Algeria	12.4	33
31	Cape Verde	12.2	31
32	U.S. Virgin Islands	12.1	34
33	Guyana	11.9	29
34	French Polynesia	11.8	37
35	Georgia	11.6	41
36	Costa Rica	11.3	24
37	Lebanon	11.1	36
38	Albania	10.8	43
39	New Caledonia	10.7	42
40	Nepal	10.7	38
41	Colombia	10.5	32
42	Mauritania	10.5	44
43	Türkiye	10.5	40
44	Zimbabwe	10.1	54
45	Morocco	9.4	48
46	Bahamas	9.2	46
47	Brazil	9.2	35
48	Iran	9.1	57
49	São Tomé & Príncipe	9.0	53
50	Honduras	8.8	63
51	Belize	8.7	49
52	Serbia	8.4	51
53	Equatorial Guinea	8.3	59
54	Chile	8.2	58
55	Panama	8.1	50
56	Italy	8.1	55
57	Suriname	8.0	62
58	Uruguay	7.9	56
59	Sudan	7.5	45
60	Sweden	7.4	60
61	France	7.3	65
62	Barbados	7.3	47
63	Tajikistan	7.1	69
64	Latvia	6.8	73
65	Croatia	6.8	74
66	Cyprus	6.8	72
67	Argentina	6.8	61
68	Mozambique	6.8	104
69	Paraguay	6.8	76
70	Finland	6.7	70
71	Egypt	6.5	75
72	Mauritius	6.3	67
73	Central African Republic	6.3	81
74	Slovakia	6.1	79
75	Portugal	6.1	80
76	Gambia	6.1	91
77	Eritrea	6.0	85
78	Puerto Rico	6.0	64
79	Zambia	6.0	110
80	Lithuania	6.0	77
81	Mongolia	6.0	66
82	Bhutan	5.9	125
83	Channel Islands	5.9	83
84	Azerbaijan	5.6	94
85	Venezuela	5.6	78
86	Romania	5.6	100
87	Saudi Arabia	5.6	84
88	Estonia	5.6	92
89	Belgium	5.6	90
90	Kenya	5.6	98
91	Dominican Republic	5.5	68
92	Fiji	5.4	109
93	Guam	5.4	96
94	Pakistan	5.3	89
95	Canada	5.3	71
96	Brunei	5.2	122
97	Guinea	5.2	97
98	Vanuatu	5.1	126
99	Samoa	5.0	82
100	Malawi	5.0	99
101	Austria	5.0	86
102	China	5.0	131
103	Nicaragua	5.0	93
104	Kazakhstan	4.9	102
105	India	4.8	87
106	Kyrgyzstan	4.8	114
107	Bangladesh	4.6	103
108	Luxembourg	4.6	101
109	Congo - Kinshasa	4.5	108
110	Sri Lanka	4.5	121
111	Ireland	4.5	88
112	Uzbekistan	4.5	106
113	Denmark	4.4	117
114	Trinidad & Tobago	4.4	135
115	Hong Kong	4.3	112
116	Maldives	4.3	119
117	Peru	4.3	115
118	Bulgaria	4.1	113
119	Switzerland	4.1	120
120	Jamaica	4.1	111
121	Turkmenistan	4.0	134
122	Slovenia	4.0	128
123	Malaysia	3.9	129
124	Comoros	3.9	136
125	Russia	3.9	127
126	Burkina Faso	3.8	132
127	Nigeria	3.8	105
128	Iceland	3.8	95
129	United Kingdom	3.8	123
130	Australia	3.7	118
131	Ecuador	3.7	133
132	Israel	3.7	124
133	United States	3.6	107
134	Cameroon	3.6	144
135	Singapore	3.6	130
136	Hungary	3.6	141
137	Belarus	3.6	146
138	Bolivia	3.6	116
139	Netherlands	3.5	140
140	Malta	3.5	150
141	Indonesia	3.5	148
142	North Korea	3.5	151
143	Ethiopia	3.4	145
144	Oman	3.3	176
145	New Zealand	3.3	149
146	Mexico	3.3	142
147	Norway	3.2	137
148	Madagascar	3.2	155
149	Germany	3.1	153
150	Sierra Leone	3.1	154
151	Myanmar (Burma)	3.1	138
152	Guatemala	3.1	172
153	El Salvador	3.0	139
154	Liberia	3.0	147
155	Uganda	2.9	157
156	United Arab Emirates	2.9	161
157	Ghana	2.9	160
158	South Korea	2.9	152
159	Senegal	2.8	156
160	Poland	2.8	159
161	Papua New Guinea	2.7	162
162	Guinea-Bissau	2.7	163
163	Japan	2.6	165
164	Philippines	2.6	158
165	Macau	2.4	171
166	Mali	2.4	143
167	Côte d’Ivoire	2.3	167
168	Czechia	2.2	166
169	Kuwait	2.1	164
170	Tonga	2.0	173
171	Togo	2.0	169
172	Cuba	1.8	174
173	Benin	1.7	178
174	Tanzania	1.6	177
175	Vietnam	1.6	168
176	Timor-Leste	1.5	170
177	Solomon Islands	1.5	183
178	Bahrain	1.3	179
179	Laos	1.2	175
180	Chad	1.1	180
181	Thailand	0.9	181
182	Burundi	0.9	182
183	Moldova	0.9	185
184	Niger	0.4	184
185	Cambodia	0.2	186
186	Qatar	0.1	187

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